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Sunday, 31 August 2014

Bottle gourd stir fry is quick and easy side dish and goes well with rice and rasam or sambhar. This stir fries do not need too many ingredients to cook either and Bottle gourd is very healthy food for everyone.

U can add Onion before adding the Bottle gourd this will give light different taste and flavor.

Adjust spice and salt level as per your requirement.

I make my stir fries always on the high flame so that I can cook faster. To prevent burning I always use heavy bottomed pan. If you are not using a heavy bottomed pan, cook on a medium flame else your veggie can be burnt.

Easy Stuffed Eggplant Curry - Gutti Vankaya Koora. It is usually made with tender, short and round egg plants (brinjal) be it a white or green or purple (your choice of color) the taste is pure fiery heaven. There are many ways of making this curry, but this is my own easy recipe and for this I am adding stuffed potatoes to give a light twist so that even children can enjoy this recipe and its our family favorite recipe too. A part from its wonderful taste, this recipe provides a very healthy meal, as it is loaded with protein packed peanuts. A good reason to make this dish more often in every ones house.

1. Dry roast the Peanuts and bring it to room temperature. (To avoid this step and fasten the process, dry roast the peanuts as soon as get it from the shop. Then after bringing them to room temperature, store them in airtight container and use whenever its required.) 2. Grind the masala by adding Roasted Peanuts, Red chilli powder, Coriander powder, Ginger Garlic paste, Turmeric Powder and salt by adding less water. 3. Wash the eggplants and Potatoes and make a plus shape slit and stuff them with the ground masala. 4. Heat oil in cooker and add the stuffed eggplants and Potatoes. Cook for 2 min then turn all the eggplants and potatoes to cook other side too.5. Then add remaining ground masala paste and required amount of water to it. Cover with lid and cook for two wishels. 6. Open the lid, adjust the taste and cook it further for 2 mins.7. Easy Stuffed Eggplant and Potato Curry_Gutti Vankaya Koora with Bangala Dumpa is ready to serve. Serve it with roti, chapati or with white rice.

U can add fried sesame seeds while grinding masala to get different flavor.

Health Benefits Eggplants:1. Eggplant is very low in calories and fats but rich in soluble fiber content.2. Eggplant is effective to control high blood cholesterol.3. The peel or skin (deep blue/purple varieties) of aubergine has significant amounts of phenolic flavonoid phyto-chemicals called anthocyanins. Scientific studies have shown that these anti-oxidants have potential health effects against cancer, aging, inflammation, and neurological diseases.4. This vegetable is an also good source of minerals like manganese, copper, iron and potassium. Potatoes :1. Potatoes are nutrient-dense, meaning you receive many nutrients for the amount of calories they have. 2. The fiber is half soluble, half insoluble, so it helps to keep you regular and helps to lower cholesterol. And slowing down digestion helps to keep you full longerSo try this recipe and write back to us…We love to hear from you.

Sabjiwala In India depending on how often you bought from him or how well you knew him, for less price would hand you some green chillies, kadipatta, cilantro, a small piece of ginger and if you haggled enough, he might throw in a lemon too. Some time we get more cilantro or kadipatta, in addition to a lemon, as a reward of loyalty if buy on a daily basis. No Sabjiwala in the Indian grocery store or Mustaffa. Just open bins with produce or packed in plastic covers. No mix and match either. I don't shop every week either. So my green chillies need to last between 4 to 5 weeks. I don't like to freeze green chillies as I feel they lose their flavor. I prefer the fresh green chillis.

Snap off the stem and discard it. At this stage discard the brownish or spoiled green chillies too.

Take a plastic container place paper towel and put green chillies and cover with one more paper towel before closing the lid (to avoid getting more moisture) then refrigerate them. Or wrap them in paper towels, put them in a ziploc cover and refrigerate them.

Green chillis are ready to stay fresh for more than a month. Mean while in between check for any browning and spoilage to discard but I no longer waste as many chillies as I did earlier.

Tips / Notes:

Green chillies are known to have bacteria around the stem. This leads to early spoilage. So as soon as u bring home, snap off and discard the stems.

Make sure to wash green chillies before using them for cooking.

Health Benefits of Green Chillies :

Green chilies are very rich in Vitamin C, which plays an important role in absorption of other vitamins in the body.

They are strong anti-oxidants and prevent against free radicals.

Green chilies are rich in dietary fiber which is important for a healthy digestive system.

They are rich in Vitamin A, which in turn is very good for your eyes and skin.

According to some studies, green chilies are responsible of reduction in blood sugar levels and can be a boon to diabetics.

Some studies suggest that Capsaicin, a chemical found in green chilies helps fight against prostrate cancer.

Green chilies being good anti-oxidants, are good for skin as they help fight against acne and pimples.

Capsaicin can be an anti-depressant as it releases endorphins ( hormones for good mood ) into the brain.

Green chilies help prevent lung cancer according to some researches, but there is no solid evidence of it yet.

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I’m Savitha and I live in Singapore with my husband and two beautiful daughters.

I love to experiment with cooking, therefore started a blog post to share my recipes direct from my kitchen where I spend long time. I have fond memories of eating wonderful food especially Karnataka and Andhra cousins. Please do leave a comment or like on social networking sites like FB & Google+ if you like my blog post.